Even with Google’s help, there’s no way to really know if a site is truly helpful unless you read it yourself. Or we do.
All the sites below have been fully Mojo40-vetted and there’s nothing here don’t use ourselves and have found incredibly helpful.
Writing/Marketing/Blogging
- Copyblogger The bible on copywriting and blogging
- Seth Godin The guru on marketing. Super short, super helpful posts.
- Hubspot Tons of practical information on optimizing your website, blog, newsletters
- Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion Gary Vaynerchuk’s entertaining, must-read guide to the internet
Digital Networking Tips
18 Fail-Proof Business Networking Steps For Those That Aren’t At SXSW
An 8-Part Recipe For Digital Networking That Incorporates Your Special Sauce
Search Engine Optimization and Search Marketing
- Search Engine Land A five year old site (for the Internet, a long history!) with the latest developments in search, as well as conferences worldwide that convey all you need to know in 2-3 days. Their sister site Marketing Land is also key.
- SEOmoz A must-have is their monthly recap of the Moz Top 10, highlighting the 10 best articles culled from a wide range of sites
Job Boards
Indeed.com This aggregates all the other jobs boards so no need to go anywhere else.
Free Online Tools
- Skype Audio and video calls anywhere in the world
- Mint Uber intuitive easy tool to keep track of all your spending
- Google docs Online word documents, spreadsheets, forms that you can retrieve from anywhere (Note: you need a gmail account to access the software)
- Tweetdeck Organize messages and contacts across Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Foursquare and other social media sites
New Venues For Learning What Is Current
New York: GeneralAssemb.ly
Boston: Intelligent.ly (see article about it here)
Career and Small Biz Advice
- BNET Great insider tips
- Penelope Trunk’s Personal Blog Funny and painfully honest
- QuintCareers Good overall career resource especially on crafting your “elevator speech”
- Lynda.com Great for software trainings classes for beginners through experts
- American Express OPEN forum Uber practical advice for small businesses
- Crowdspring Need a logo? Graphic design? This is the place. 75+ designers create one based on your specification and you only have to pay for the winning one. ($200 min).
- iRelaunch Getting back on the job track after a long break? This is especially good for moms getting back into the workforce.
Overall Happiness and Fun (best way to spend 5 minutes)
- The Happiness Project Yes, it sounds a tad hokey but it’s incredibly practical and fun advice.
- Pandora Free internet radio that figures out what you love listening to.
Got some other suggestions? Send them here and we will give them a test drive.
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